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January 11, 2003

Another One Bites the dust

Has every premier in British Columbia's history ended their term in scandal and disgrace? The latest is Gordon Campbell who has been charged with drinking and driving. I will try to trace how far back this tradition goes. Man, I used to live in BC and I know there is a lot of crime and corruption there, and it seems to extend to the highest levels of government. Well, at least stupidity does. Wonder if this will be enough to bring him down. I think the last premier went down because he made some kind of deal with a construction company to build an addition to his house?

In his statement, Campbell admits to a serious mistake, saying he will not fight the driving under the influence charge.

Ok, according to the article linked above, Campbell would be the fifth BC premier in a row to have to deal with a scandal.

Former New Democratic Party premier Glen Clark was recently acquitted of criminal charges connected with the granting of a casino licence.

Mike Harcourt, who resigned in 1995, was cleared of having a conflict of interest in connection with the granting of advertising contracts.

Bill Vander Zalm was acquitted of criminal charges of breach of trust, but was found guilty of violating his own conflict guidelines in the sale of his Fantasy Gardens theme park in Richmond.

Bill Bennett was acquitted of a criminal charge of violating securities regulations.